Will this kid stick or is he just being signed for Austin / summer League, he played for Michigan St.
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Will this kid stick or is he just being signed for Austin / summer League, he played for Michigan St.
C'mon, black name... the kid is a superstar. Don't you, like, look up highlight vids and stuffessness?Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverSpur
Just saw his highlights, don't understand why he went undrafted? Good for us.
He's a shorty 2-guard who can shoot, but isn't a defender at all and is not only short, but is light and can be easily bullied by even PG's.Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverSpur
He better be really, really elite at shooting, ball handling and game recognition to make it on the team.
Just being honest.
He's a shot guard who needs to learn pg, that's why he didn't get drafted. Has talent, needs to develop though. He can shoot well. His size is fine for a pg. D league player unless he just lights out shoots.
Seems the spurs are intent on getting younger pgs. Might be a sign they do plan on moving one of the pgs
If we can develop Avery Johnson, Devin Brown and Gary Neal, I think we can develope Bryn Forbes. Looks like summer leauge then Austin before he takes a roster spot.
Jack McClinton redux?
Hopefully Murray takes over by then and this kid and do something on the 2nd, or 3rd team. He's going to need to change how he "views" the game as he's playing. That's not an easy thing to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverSpur
As a matter of fact, that's the most difficult thing to do as a short, shoot-first guy, but has to be a PG/SG because of height. Changing that mentality. Shifting the brainwaves to look for different things than they instinctively want to.
I wish him luck.
Personally I would like to see Tony traded still. But it ain't happening.
So so trade mills and bring the PG from Bertans Euro team (Adams)) over to take his place. Then let Murray develop as the 3rd PG.
Let Forbes develop as a point in Austin for a few years then he can replace Adams as the back up to Murray. That would be Ideal.
ha, no mcclinton was a better shooter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seventyniner
Best 3pt shooter in the draft?
buddyQuote:
Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht
Better than Jack McClinton was? Holy...Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht
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Originally Posted by tonight...you
Killer. Why you got to go a and pull pics just to twist the blade, man? Ruthless shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by tmtcsc
You're right. Your turn.Quote:
Originally Posted by tonight...you
See, now I'm reading that, and staring at that avi... and there's my girl throwing me a text.Quote:
Originally Posted by tmtcsc
Nah. Everything's easy now.
Not from 3fg%Quote:
Originally Posted by tholdren
Forbes .4349
McClinton .4262
http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/...er-career.html
But ft% isn't even close McClinton .8805 Forbes .82.
McClinton was a #1 option for 3 years. Forbes was not. Much like I think Buddy is a better shooter than Forbes.Quote:
Originally Posted by south side spur
Remember, both kids transferred from smaller schools McClinton had 3 years remaining while Forbes had 2. So Forbes was the 1st option at Cleveland State but yeah that's not saying much.
McClinton was definitely more of a scorer a true go to option but I'm looking at this from more of a pure 3 point shooting perspective.
Both kids had similar numbers from 3fgas through out their careers the only major discrepancy was their junior seasons when McClinton had 60 more 3fgas.
Could that be attributed to Forbes transferring in for his 1st year at Michigan State? Who knows but their senior seasons it balanced out again and you're right he wasn't the #1 option but his numbers aren't that far off Valentines he could ALMOST be considered a 1b. Forbes is a few inches taller than McClinton so maybe he can be a Gary Neal type?
I'm definitely intrigued by this signing and I'm hoping this kid makes it.
Jack McClinton may have been too small to play in the NBA. At least Forbes has a decent height. In today's NBA you can never have too many 3 point shooters!Quote:
Originally Posted by south side spur
Who?
If you want to continue to be ignorant...well that is your choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheCerebral1
But the internet has this tool called GOOGLE! You can find information there.
I with you. At least he's coming from a good college coach. I'm interested in any scorer at this point.Quote:
Originally Posted by south side spur
Me personally, I look at two things concerning this kid...... Fire/intensity and top notch shooting! He'll play professional basketball somewhere in the world; hopefully here in San Antonio.Quote:
Originally Posted by tholdren
lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by palangi
Austin Spur
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/s...ague/86638902/
Bryn Forbes has only briefly spoken to San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich since signing with the team.
Pop’s advice to his undrafted rookie entering NBA summer league play: “He just told me to shoot it,” Forbes said Thursday.
There is no ambiguity as why NBA teams like Forbes or why the Spurs gave the former Michigan State and Lansing Sexton standout a guaranteed contract to choose them.
Forbes made 77 of 100 3-pointers at one of his pre-draft workouts for NBA teams — the most by any player this year, Forbes was told. And while his 6-foot-3 frame and questions about his ball-handling kept him from being selected on draft night, his deft shooting was worth more than an NBA summer league invite.
So some teams also offered money. The Spurs went a bit further, giving Forbes a one-year contract. If he makes their roster in training camp, he’ll earn the rookie minimum salary, around $543,000. If he doesn’t, he’ll still be under contract with the Spurs, paid enough to agree to stay with the organization for one year — even if it’s spent in the D-League — instead of going overseas and perhaps making six-figures there.
Forbes and the Spurs summer league squad begin play in Utah on Monday evening. After three games in Salt Lake City, they’ll move to the Las Vegas Summer League, which runs July 8 through 18.
Forbes is an intriguing pro prospect. He has coveted skill. He made better than 48 percent of his 3-pointers as a senior at MSU, second-best in college basketball, tops among major conference players by a ways. Not every NBA roster has shooter like him. Boston, Memphis and Minnesota are among the competitive teams that lost games last year because they lacked players who can shoot from distance.
The Spurs ranked second in the NBA last season in 3-point percentage, seemingly making them an odd choice for Forbes. But in the Popovich era, San Antonio has always been a proactive franchise. And as Forbes said, you can never have too much shooting. Given the Spurs’ track record of finding, signing and developing unheralded players, Forbes saw a fit.
“It was Philly and the Spurs I was trying to decide between,” Forbes said of two franchises on opposite ends of the spectrum these days. “I had been talking to the Spurs for a while and I really like how they do things. Finding your fit is a big thing, too — the way they do things, how they play.”
To stick in the NBA, or to eventually find his way in, he’ll have to prove he can handle the basketball well enough to survive at 6-3 — handling the ball wasn’t something he did much of at MSU.
“I’m going to play more combo (guard),” Forbes said. “That’s something else I’ve got to work on a little bit, playing the point guard position.”
Homeless Man's Danny Green.
You won't last at that height unless you can handle the ball.
I was thinking taller Patty Mills.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spurtacular
Wishing him the best. Thanks for sharing the article. :tu
McClinton had Vinnie Johnson potential; that's not this guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seventyniner
Gary Neal is actually the perfect comparison